Show newspaperman aberman stuff charles chapin who 1 was I ras city editor of the new york evening world at the beginning of the century never drank and was intolerant ol of others who imbibed johnny quinn a young reporter who worked under chapin indulged in an occasional glass of beer and a nd chapin sternly lectured him about abo ut it quinn became ill one day and died shortly afterward leaving a wife and children the boys on the world knowing the family gasn wasn t too well oft off started a collection with each man giving what he could afford when they came to chapin he brusquely dismissed for or a contribution them dont expect anything from me he growled I 1 wont encourage young reporters who drink beer to figure they can depend on the stall staff to help their families after dead when all the contributions were in m a group of the boys took the money to quinns widow she was touched by their generosity and tears trickled down her cheeks the world has the finest men on earth the she exclaimed do you know boys boy s we have buried johnny it if it been for mr chapins check A new assistant editor at the routers reuters news agency in london was once handed a brief cable from new york after a perfunctory glance lance at it the lad filed it with a lot of other material that of urgent importance those yanks I 1 he be muttered they seem to think were interested in their presidents hunting bunting expeditions Is 1 what do you mean meana his superior asked the new assistant picked up the cable and waved it in front of him explaining new york seems to think its worth five cents a word to tell us that mckinless McKin leys shot a buffalo 1 the editor did a double take and with a bellow snatched the cable from his assistants hand it read mckinley shot buffalo the first news of the presidents assassination several years ago alexander checked into a new york hospital for observation and one of the newspapers received an erroneous tip that he was dying A reporter phoned the hospital and checked the report with cotts nurse who denied it 1 Woon cott hearing the conversation in insisted Z sted on talking to the reporter and grabbing the phone introduced himself the reporter repeated the rumor tut tut tut butted im lust just here for observation then youre not dying asked the lad of course noti not said woolcott well queried the reporter what ARE your plans new york heartbeat the big parade hoot gibson the gleat big cowboy dodging taxis and looking scared stiff at and madison hatless hope hampton hampto holding hands with hubby hurrying home tommy corcoran all work and no playboy play boy guy lombardo and ben bernie melody lands sweet low karen van ryn the gorgiss dutch ballerina glammer competition for vera zori afternoon stroller on E street peggy fears in silver fox coat red boodwah slippers and blue slacks george raft the merchant of menace watching the floor show at leon and eddies while the leon and eddies eddie floor show watches him sallies in our alley dorothy parker was being bothered no end by mag editor harold ross the town bore he kept interrupting her party of friends in an east side joynt with the revolution is the revolution is coming co when he said it for the time parker popped him with and when it does be EVERYBODY against harold dorothy thompson has denied the rumors that sinclair lewis was in reno for a divorce its not truel true I 1 she ejaculated to a 8 columnist aun un divorce me 1 I will not he told her every everybody bod y in town knows that you switched your affections to a fe fellow allow named roosevelt Roosevel tl manhattan morals mara I 1 S sign in a 3rd ard avenue beanery this is noise abatement week dont gargle your soup the pullman porter on the merchants limited very fast train from boston to N Y who announces the arrival like this gunnerd swenney fitt street sta stal tion of the worlds greatest city noo those new dice that light up when you throw a 7 the drunk down downstairs stair sin in the soth street subway baitin waiting 9 for a busl bus memos of a Mid nighter now how that charley gehringer the Detro itar will wed into the dodge dode millions via a torr tom harmon Michi garls sensational all american most publicized athlete of the year will be engaged decem her ber 1 to margaret thorn thomp daughter daugh tei ol of a naval officer and the prettiest pretties coed co ed at ann arbor dick rob er ertson ason the co writer of we three 0 is now walking with his hi shadow schadow an a talking with his echo since the di vorce herbert bayard swope says he ne merely twisted his knee |